Advertising device



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G. W; BARTLETT. ADVERTISING DEVICE.

N0. 466,926. Patented Jan. 12, 1692.

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GEORGE W. BARTLETT,

0F JOLIET, ILLINOIS.

ADVERTISING DEVICE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 466,926, dated January12, 11892.

Application filed February 17, 1891.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, GEORGE W. BARTLETT, a citizen of the United Statesof America, residing at Joliet, in the county of Will and State ofIllinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inAdvertisingDevices, of which the following is a specification, referencebeing had therein to the accompanying drawings, and the letters ofreference thereon, forming a part of this specification, in which-Figure 1 is a side view of the advertising device shown as applied to astreet-car. Fig. 2 is a horizontal section of the advertising device,taken on line 1 of Fig. 3, looking down. Fig. 3 is a side elevation ofthe advertising device. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of one of thetubular slotted standards of the advertising device, and Fig. 5 is aside view of one of the tubular slotted standards having a setnutapplied thereto.

This invention relates to certain improvements in advertising devices,which improvements are fully set forth and explained in the followingspecification and claim.

Referring to the drawings, A A represent a pair of tubular standardshaving each a longitudinal slot at extending from their upper ends downto near their lower end and screwthreaded on their lower end forscrewing into a baseplateD.

B is a strip of cloth or canvas, upon which the advertising matter is tobe printed. Each end of said canvas is provided with a hem in ing theends of said canvas to be placed in the slots Ct of said standards inthe position shown particularly in Fig. 2 in such manner that the rodsin said hems will prevent the canvas from pulling out of said slots. Itis intended that said standards shall screw rather tightly into thebase-plates D, so that when they are screwed in they will not turnbackward andloosen the sign-canvas. Should the said canvas become looseand baggy, it may be stretched up tight by turning the standards A bymeans of apair of pipe-tongs or pliers, and when it is desired to removethe Serial No. 381,750. (No model.)

sign-canvas B the standards A may be turned backward, so as to permitthe canvas to be removed from said slots.

It will be observed that any length of signcanvas B may be used, as, incase it is too long when first placed in said standards, it maybe rolledon either one or both, as stated, until it is stretched up taut, andalso it is easily interchangeable for any other sign-canvashavingadifferent advertisementon it. The standards meanwhile may be leftin their bases D or removed While no canvas is attached .to them. Thisconstruction furnishes means for regulating the tension of thesign-canvas simply by turning the standards, and also furnishes meansfor using any number of dilferent kinds of signs simply by turning thestandards to loosen the sign so it can be removed in an instant andanother inserted.

This device is intended for use on streetcars, as shown in Fig. 1; butit may be applied to any other object, if desired, such as astore-front, simply by furnishing a support for the base-plates D. Fig.5 shows one of said standards provided with a set-nut N for the purposeof securing said standard in its base should the screw S get worn andloose in its base.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is asfollows, to wit:

The advertising device shown and described, consisting of thecombination of the tubular standards A A, having the longitudinal slotsa ct extending from their upper end to near their base and beingscrew-threaded on their lower ends and provided with setnut N, base-plates D D for receiving the screw threaded ends of said standards, andthe sign-canvas B, having hems on each end for receiving a rod andadapted to be inserted in the slotso. a of said standards, substantiallyas and for the purpose set forth.

GEORGE \V. BARTLETT.

Witnesses:

THOS. H. HUTOHINS, WM. F. ELWOOD.

